[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[S. 3172 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3172
To amend title 54, United States Code, to establish, fund, and provide
for the use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration
Fund to address the maintenance backlog of the National Park Service,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 28, 2018
Mr. Portman (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. King)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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A BILL
To amend title 54, United States Code, to establish, fund, and provide
for the use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration
Fund to address the maintenance backlog of the National Park Service,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restore Our Parks Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LEGACY RESTORATION FUND.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1049 of title 54, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 104908. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LEGACY RESTORATION FUND.
``(a) In General.--There is established in the Treasury of the
United States a fund, to be known as the `National Park Service Legacy
Restoration Fund' (referred to in this section as the `Fund').
``(b) Deposits.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), for
each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, there shall be
deposited in the Fund an amount equal to 50 percent of all
energy development revenues due and payable to the United
States from oil, gas, coal, or alternative or renewable energy
development on Federal land and water that are not otherwise
credited, covered, or deposited under Federal law.
``(2) Maximum amount.--The amount deposited in the Fund
under paragraph (1) shall not exceed $1,300,000,000 for any
fiscal year.
``(3) Effect on other revenues.--Nothing in this section
affects the disposition of revenues that--
``(A) are due to the United States, special funds,
trust funds, or States from mineral and energy
development on Federal land and water; or
``(B) have been otherwise appropriated under
Federal law, including the Gulf of Mexico Energy
Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law
109-432), the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et
seq.), and chapter 2003 of title 54, United States
Code.
``(c) Availability of Funds.--Amounts deposited in the Fund shall
be available to the Service without further appropriation or fiscal
year limitation.
``(d) Investment of Amounts.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary may request the Secretary
of the Treasury to invest any portion of the Fund that is not,
as determined by the Secretary, required to meet the current
needs of the Fund.
``(2) Requirement.--An investment requested under paragraph
(1) shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury in a public
debt security--
``(A) with a maturity suitable to the needs of the
Fund, as determined by the Secretary; and
``(B) bearing interest at a rate determined by the
Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration
current market yields on outstanding marketable
obligations of the United States of comparable
maturity.
``(3) Credits to fund.--The income on investments of the
Fund under this subsection shall be credited to, and form a
part of, the Fund.
``(e) Use of Funds.--Amounts in the Fund shall be used for the
high-priority deferred maintenance needs of the Service, as determined
by the Director, as follows:
``(1) 65 percent of amounts in the Fund shall be allocated
for projects that are not eligible for the funding described in
subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2) for the repair and
rehabilitation of assets, including--
``(A) historic structures, facilities, and other
historic assets;
``(B) nonhistoric assets that relate directly to
visitor--
``(i) access, including making facilities
accessible to visitors with disabilities;
``(ii) health and safety; and
``(iii) recreation; and
``(C) visitor facilities, water and utility
systems, and employee housing.
``(2) 35 percent of amounts in the Fund shall be allocated
to road, bridge, tunnel, or other transportation-related
projects that may be eligible for funding made available to the
Service through--
``(A) the transportation program under section 203
of title 23; or
``(B) any similar Federal land highway program
administered by the Secretary of Transportation.
``(f) Prohibited Use of Funds.--No amounts in the Fund shall be
used--
``(1) for land acquisition; or
``(2) to supplant discretionary funding made available for
the annually recurring facility operations and maintenance
needs of the Service.
``(g) Submission of Annual Proposal.--As part of the annual budget
submission of the Service to the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate (referred to in this section as the `Committees'), the Service
shall submit a prioritized list of deferred maintenance projects
proposed to be funded by amounts in the Fund during the fiscal year for
which the budget submission is made.
``(h) Congressional Review.--After review of the list submitted
under subsection (g), the Committees may provide for the allocation of
amounts derived from the Fund.
``(i) Project Approval.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), if,
before the beginning of a fiscal year, the Committees do not
alter the allocation of funds proposed by the Service for that
fiscal year, the list submitted under subsection (g) for that
fiscal year shall be considered approved.
``(2) Continuing resolution.--If, before the beginning of a
fiscal year, there is enacted a continuing resolution or
resolutions for a period of--
``(A) less than or equal to 120 days, the Service
shall not commit funds to any proposed high-priority
deferred maintenance project until the date of
enactment of a law making appropriations for the
Service that is not a continuing resolution; or
``(B) more than 120 days, the list submitted under
subsection (g) for that fiscal year shall be considered
approved, unless otherwise provided in the continuing
resolution or resolutions.
``(j) Public Donations.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary and the Director may
accept public cash or in-kind donations that advance efforts--
``(A) to reduce the deferred maintenance backlog of
the Service; and
``(B) to encourage relevant public-private
partnerships.
``(2) Credits to fund.--Any cash donations accepted under
paragraph (1) shall be credited to, and form a part of, the
Fund.
``(3) Reporting.--Each donation received under paragraph
(1) that is used for, or directly related to, the reduction of
the deferred maintenance backlog of the Service shall be
included with the annual budget submission of the President to
Congress.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 1049 of
title 54, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``104908. National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund.''.
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